By Michelle Munneke, J.D. 2017, American University Washington College of Law. In March of this year, Jordan expressed its refusal to...

By Samuel Nicosia Tragedy swept the nation like wildfire on October 1, 2017, when Stephen Paddock opened fired on unsuspecting...

By Maximilian Raileanu Article V of the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security states that “Each Party recognizes that an armed attack...

By Dale Ton Although the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) has largely avoided the public limelight for the nearly four...

By Victoria Garcia The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (“FISA”) 702 Program is an ongoing surveillance program that collects...

By Jamie Salazer Technological advances have facilitated the transfer of goods, services, and people around the world and across country...

By Annica Mae Mattus It is around four weeks since the Department of Defense announced an American citizen is being detained by American...

By Carly Nuttall Most people understand that statements shared on Twitter, status updates posted on Facebook, or photos uploaded to...

By Katherine Youssouf Restricting the Means & Methods of Warfare In 1863, Russian military authorities developed an explosive rifle...

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By James Feeney Less than a month after the deadly terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, the United States launched its first-ever...

By Ciprian Ivanof The risk of public disorder demands a re-evaluation of the legal framework National Guard forces and the public trust...

By Kara Kozikowski A POW/MIA flag flies over Schriever Air Force Base, Colo., Sept. 15, 2014, in remembrance of the nation’s prisoners of...

By Ryan Poitras Background: In June 2016, the United Nations’ Permanent Court of Arbitration Tribunal handed out its final award in...

By Prescott Heighton Freedom of the seas and their safe navigation has been a fundamental principle of American international relations...

By Anthony Bjelke A recent article in The New Yorker examined the difficulties associated with defining America’s War on Drugs. As a...

By Ian Jones-Muniz Over the course of Donald Trump’s campaign, the President-elect has made clear that he intends to revive Bush-era...

By Jennifer Goss In August 2016, Sergeant (Sgt.) Bowe Bergdahl’s defense team filed a motion to dismiss all charges against him, claiming...

By Natalie Holland On June 17, 2015, Dylann Roof attacked the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, North Carolina...

By Joshua Arons In a disappointing turn of events, Donald Trump, the recently elected President of the United States could ban Muslims or...